e.
f.
H g.
h.
Torque knee - Check condition.
Safety switch - Check condition, wire, and
security.
Fire extinguisher pressure - Check
pressure within limits.
Wheel well, doors, and linkage - Check
for signs of leaks, broken wires, security,
and general condition.
8-24. RIGHT WING, AREA 3.
1.
Right wing - Check as follows:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
* g.
* h.
i.
j.
k.
1.
m.
n.
o.
p.
Recessed and heated fuel vents - Check
free of obstructions.
Inverter inlet and exhaust louvers - Check
free of obstructions.
DC GPU access door - Secure.
Inboard dipole antenna set - Check for
security and cracks at mounting points,
bonding secure, free of cuts and cracks.
Wing ice light - Check condition.
Outboard deice boot - Check for secure
bonding, cracks, loose patches, stall strips,
and general condition.
Tiedown - Release.
Main tank fuel and cap - Check fuel level
visually, condition of seal, and cap tight
and properly installed.
Outboard wing fuel vent - Check free of
obstructions.
Outboard antenna set - Check condition.
Recognition light - Check condition.
Wing pod navigation lights, deice boots
and antennas - Check condition.
Static wicks (4) - Check security and
condition.
Controls - Check security and condition of
ground adjustable tab.
Fuel sump drains (3) - Check for leaks.
Flaps -
Check for full retraction
(approximately 0.25 inch play) and skin
damage, such as buckling, splitting,
distortion, or dents.
q .
Chaff dispenser - Check number of chaffs
in payload module and for security.
* r.
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General condition - Check for skin
damage such as buckling, splitting,
distortion, dents, or fuel leaks.
8-25. FUSELAGE RIGHT SIDE, AREA 4.
1.
Fuselage right side - Check as follows:
* a.
b.
C.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
General condition - Check for skin
damage such as buckling, splitting,
distortion or dents.
Emergency light - Check condition.
Flare/chaff dispenser - Check number of
flares in payload module and for security.
Beacon - Check condition.
Underside fuselage antennas - Cheek
general condition.
Towel bar antennas (2) - Check general
P-band antenna - Check general condition.
Tailcone access door - Check secure.
Oxygen filler door - Check secure.
Static ports - Check clear of obstructions.
APR 44 antennas (2) - Check.
Emergency locator transmitter antenna -
Check condition.
8-26. EMPENNAGE, AREA 5.
1.
Empennage - Check as follows:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Vertical stabilizer, rudder, and trim tab -
Check for skin damage, such as buckling,
distortion, or dents, and trim tab rig.
Static wicks (19) - Check installed.
Antennas - Check security, and general
condition.
Deice boots - Check for secure bonding,
cracks, loose patches, and general
condition.
Horizontal stabilizer, and elevator - Check
for skin damage, such as buckling,
distortion and dents.
NOTE
Any difference between the indicated position
on the trim tab position indicator and the actual
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